Velocipede



S. RICKEY.-

vvELoclPEDE.. APPLICATION FILED SEPTI5. 1921.

Patented Aug. 29, 1922,.

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STEVE RICKEY, OF MOOSEHORN, MANITOBA, CANADA, ASSIGNORl F ONE-HALF TOSTEVE CHORNY, OF MOOSEHORN, MANITOBA, CANADA.

l VELOCIPEDE.

Specication of Letterslatent.

Application led September 15, 1921. Serial No. 500,731.

To all whom it mag/concern:

Be it known that 1 STEVE RIGKEY, a citi- Zen of the Dominion of Canada,residing at Mcosehorn, in the Province of Manitoba and Dominion ofCanada, have invented certain new and useful improvements inkVelocipedes, of `which the kfollowing' is a specification.

This invention relates to lcertain new and useful improvements invelocipedes which may be conveniently employed as a baby carriage s0that the attendant of an infant may manually propel the carriage fromplace to place.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a device of the abovecharacter which embodiessuch construction as to enable ready steeringand propulsion and including a body or receptacle for an infant disposedforwardly of the attendant so that he or she maygive the requiredattention to the infant when necessary.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simplified and durableconstruction of manually propelled baby carriage.

@ther objects willappear as the nature of the invention is betterunderstood and the same consists in the novel form, combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter more fully `described and shown in theaccompanyingdrawings, in which like reference charactersindicatecorresponding parts throughout the severalk views. y

in the dranf'ings, 1

Figurel is aside elevational view of a velocipede baby carriageconstructed in accordance with the present invention,

Figure 2 isa top` plan view thereof,

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view drawn ou a larger Scale andtaken substantially upon line III-III of Figure 1,

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view taken upon line IV IV of Figure3,

Figure 5 is an enlarged horizont-al sectional view taken upon line V--Vof Fig ure 1 and partly broken away, e

Figure 6 is a fragmentary elevational view drawn on a larger scale andshowing the supporting connection between the steering post and the rearend of the body, and i Figure 7 is a horizontal sectional view takenupon line VII-VII of Figure 6.

Referring more in detail to the several views, the present inventionembodies a body or receptacle 5 which may be of any usual or 9. The axle9 has supporting wheels 10y suitably journaled upon the ends thereof andis centrally slotted as at 11, the forward end of the frame barv v6being'projected into the slot 11 and there pivoted to the axle by meansof a lpin'12 so that the aXle may be swung for steering the device.

A post 13 is rigid'wlth and frame'bar 6 between the ends of the latterand the saineis spaced from said bar 6 at opposite sidesk by means ofsuitable braces 14;, lthe post 13 being hollow and having an annularflange 15 upon its upper end. A steering posty 16 with vhandle bars 17is journaled in the post 13 and has a collar 18 fixed thereon whichbearsupon the flange 15 soas to hold the steering post at therequiredelevation. The collar 18has a' pair of oppositely extending transversearms 19 rigid therewith and the outer'endsof these arms are pivotallyconnected as at`20 with ythe adyjacent ends `of rearwardly convergingcony necting vrods 21 which have their forward ends 'loosely andpivotallyv connected kas at 22 to the opposite end portions of` the'aXle9 between the spring members 8 andthe supporting wheels 10. Thus, whenthe steering post 16 is rotated, swinging of the axle 9 is effected forsteering.

The body 5 has a forked bracket 23 rigidly fastened to the rear end ofthe same, and the fork of this bracket embraces the steering post 16above the collar 18 and rests upon an annular enlargement 24 of saidsteering post 16 so that the rear end of the body is supported at thedesired elevation without preventing rotation of the steering post, saidbracket 23 being held into engagement with the steeringpost by means ofa relatively strong spring 25 or the like which is attached to the bodybeneath the bracket 23 and also to the tubular post '13 beneath theflange 15 of the latter. Springs 26 are preferably connected between theaxle 9 and the horizontal frame bar 6 at oppoprojects sub-y stantiallyvertically and upwardly from thev site sides of the pivot 12 fornormally maintaining the axle at right angles to the 'fr-ame bar G formaintaining a straight ycourse to the device unless lmanually changed byoperation of the steering post.

A pair of converging rigidly connectedl bars 27 extend upwardly from thehorizon-l tal frame bar 6 and are rigid with the latter rearwardly ofthe steering post in a position to support a suitable seat 28 for theoperator, the rear bar 27 being in the form of a fork with a rearsupporting wheel 29 journaled therein. A sprocket wheel SO is associatedwith the wheel 29, while a second sprocket wheel 3l lis fixed upon acrank shaft 32 journaled transversely in the horizontal frame bar `G atthe 'bottom of the upright post 13, and a chain 33 passes around thesesprocket wheels. The crank shaft 32 is provided with the vusualoperating pedals 34 and as the sprocket wheel 30 is 'in lixed relationwith the rear supporting wheel 29, rotation of the crank shaft 32 willbe imparted to said supporting wheel through the sprocket wheels andchain described.

In operation, the operator is seated upon the seat 28 with his feetresting upon the pedals 34 and the handles 17 `grasped in a well knownmanner. By operating the ped- Ials 84:, forward propulsion of' thevehicle will be had as above described and steering of the vehicle maybe accomplished by simply turning lthe steer-ing post and causing one ofthe arms 19 to exert a pull upon the connecting rod 2l pivoted theretowhile the other arm causes a forward movement of the other connectingrod 2l ythereby swinging the axle 9 about the pivot l2 against theaction of the springs 26.

It will be seen that the present invention embodies ak simple and.desirable form of manually propelled baby carriage which may beutilizedfor taking children from place to place without undue fatigue to theattendant.

Minor changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe in- `vention as claimed.

What is claimed: as new is:

A device of the class described co1npris- `ing` a horizontal frame barwith a transverse steering axle centrally pivoted to the forward endthereof upon a vertical axis, a hollow postextending upwardly from saidhorizontal bar and rigid with the latter substantially midway betweenthe ends of the same, a steering post journaled in said upright tubularpost, a body, flexible means between the axle andthe body forresiliently supporting the forward end of the latter at a desiredelevation above ythe horizontal frame bar., means interposed between thesteering post and the rear end of the body for supporting said rear endof the bod)7 at the desired elevation Aand for permittingfree rotationof the steering post, means connect ing said steering post with theopposite end portions of the axle for effecting swinging movement of thelatter upon rotation of said steering post, a seat, means supportingsaid seat above the horizontal frame bar rearwardly of the steeringpost, a supporting wheel situated in the plane of the longitudinal axisof the body and journaled at the rear end of said horizontal frame bar,manually operable means for rotating the rear supporting wheel includingpedals actu-atable by an occupant of said seat, said means forsupporting the rear end of the body including an annular flange upon thesteering post, a forked bracket fixed to the rear end of the body andpartially enrl bracing the steering post and resting upon said annularshoulder, and a spring attached to the rear end of `the body and to theupright tubular post for yieldingly maintain ing the forked bracket inengagement with the steering post.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

STEVE RICKEY

